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The Cadmus has all her guns, shot, &a., and the chief portion. of her stores on board, and only awaits the arrival: of t ier crew frcm.the various receiving ships to be zeley for sea. PRICE ...... ...ld STAMPED ....5d Purification of the Press. We earnestly hope that those important organs of the general press which have joined us in de nouncing the facilities afforded by many otherwise respectable journals to the advertising quacks for ventilating their obscenities and spreading their nets, will not desist from the useful work now so well begun. Public opinion iS fairly aroused, and if the subject be not allowed to fail into oblivion by neglect a most wholesome reform will surely be iff,cted. But it must not be forgotten that the influecce to be overcome is a very powerful one. The amount of money expended by the proprie tors of " Silent Friends," " Vital Regenerators," and " Guides to Manhood," in advertising their harmless wares, is very great, and no doubt to many a struggling journal the sums so received constitute an inducement which pleads very nr 7 gently for the continuance of a practice which is so largely lucrative. Bnt if the attention of the gene• ral public be sufficiently awakened to the vile nature of this traffic this inducement will cease, for the loss of circulation and the loss of character incurred The (Mei& trialeof the ircn frigate Achilles eves concluded Yesterday at Portsmouth with her helf boiler power trials of speed at the measured mile iu Stokes Bay, and her tested time in makicg cirel( s to port and starboard. The same officials condecte d the trial yesterday as on the full-power trial of the previous day, and the conditions of wind and wee. 'her were also equal. The runs over the measured mile gave the following results :-Ist run 5 min. 10 lsec., 11 613 knots-24 run, 5 min. 49 sec., 10-315 knots-3d run e 4 min. 55 sec., 12.203 knots -4th run, 6 min. 4 sec., 9.E90 knots. The mean speed of the ship was 11.131 knots. The tested time in mak ing the circles gave these results :—To Port: Time in getting helm up, 1 min. 9 sec.—angle of rudder, 28 deg.—turns of wheel, 3 s—men at wheel, 14-- half circle made in 5 min. 17 sec—fall circle do., 10 min, 37 sec—revolutions of engines, 37. To Starboard : Time in getting helm up, 1 min. 32 see. —angle of rudder, 27 5 deg. —turns of wheel, 3.5 men at wheel, 14—half circle made in 5" - min. 14 sec.—full circle do., 10 min.. 3 sec—revolutions of engines, 37. COntinuing our comparison of the Achilles with the Warrior, in our report. of the lull boiler power trial of the Achilles, in The Sun cf ye . sterday, it Will bo found that the difference be tween • the two strips in speed is about the same at ,half as at full-boiler power, the Warrior at half-boiler power having reelised a speed of 12186 knots against the Achilles yesterday of 11131 knots. It must also bementioned that the Warrior had a greater arncunt of stores and coals on board than the Achilles at her trial, and also that the Achilles' safety valves were loaded to 251 b., when the Warrior'a were only loaded to 25!b, There are, however, many things, attendant cir cumstances, connected with the trials of both ships that must be carefully considered to satisfactorily account for the defeat of the new Warrior—for so the Achilles must be considered—by the old one, and the most prominent of these undoubtedly are the 21,in. extra immersion of the new ship, the ex• change of a two bladed Griffith screw for a four. bladed Mangin, and the great weight and "drag" thrown upon her really beautiful bows by her bow.. mast and topgallant forecastle. These are matters that must be attended to Et once, and we trust the Admiralty will admit the necessity of doing so. Ree ferenoe was made in our report of the Achilles full power, in the Times of yesterday, to the very su perior manner in which the general metal fittings of the ship's decks had been. executed. It is but justice to a very efficient officer to state that they they have been done under the superintendence and after the designs of Mr T. P. baker, chief engineer of Chatham Dockyard. The ventilation of the ship has also been arranged by him, and the general now of fresh air throughout the ship below is apparently as perfect and comprehensive as it could possibly be in a ship of the Achilles class. by journals which shall continue to defile their columns by the announcements, will more than counterbalance the direct profits of the paid inser tions. There is no reason that we can see why it should be considered much less disgraceful to print this sort of obscenity than it would be to introduce it into written correspondence or ordinary conver sation. The journalists who permit their columns to be so abused are undoubtedly the eceoinpl:ces of those whom they freely denounce in their leading articles. We willingly suppose that many have been unaware -of the extent to which these men go; of the wicked falsehoods which their books systematically incul cate as truths; of the cunning with which they pander to the curiosity of youth, and the artfulness with which they sow the seeds of the habits which they describr; of the ingenuity with which they hint dangers, distort natural conditions into indications of disease, and sound alarms so numerous and so well devised that only those who despise and distrust them can rise from the perusal of their books without fear and trembling, and the impulse to seek advice from some of their crew. Those who yield to that impulse sunr not only in pocket, but in morale. They are led to believe that which endangers their peace of mind and destroys their self-respect. Thousands have suffered not only pecuniary de spoilment, but mental torture and moral self-abase.. ment under their hands. There are many impor. tant:organs of the press, in the metropolis and in great towns, which have not yet seriously faced this question; but we earnestly hope they will be in duced to take part on the side which honour and a regard for the public warfare and for public de cency and morality demand. The profession will have seen with great satisfaction that the plain appeal which we penned a fortnight since has found a wide echo, and has been largely endorsed by the press. But persistence in this course is essentially necesssary to such a measure of success as will materially affect the present disgraceful state of things. That journal must bo considered defiled, and unfit for circulation in the families of decent men, which does not reject these advertise• ments.—The Lancet. The Higbflyer, 20 gun serew corvette, 1,161 tons, and 250-horse power of engines, was commissioned yesterday at Portsmouth for Capt. T. M. S. Palley. The half-yearly inspection, by the Civil Service Commissioners, of candidates for admission as ap prentices in Sheerness dockyard, end engineer students, was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 6th and 1 7(// inst. There were 11 candidates for admission as apprentices and 18 for admission as engineer students. On the following 'Thursday and Friday was held the annual examination of work.. men and cfficers belonging to the dockyard as can didates for promotion during the ensuing year. Tho examiners were Mr W:Moody, the master ship wright, and Mr F. Martin, the assistant master shipwright of the yard. There Were 59 candidates. The half-yearly examination of engineers, as. sistant engineers, engineer students, and appren tices in the dockyard was held in Sheerness on Mondey, Tuesday, an& IVednesday last, when 31 engineers and assistant-engineers, 39 engineer students, and eight dockyard apprentices were examined in the following subjects from papers prepared by the Rev. I. Woolley, LL.D., her Ma• jesty's Inspector of Naval and Dockyard Schools-- viz., geography, English grammar and composition, Freud], arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigono metry, hydrostatics, chemistry, and steam and the steam engine. Tho examinations were conducted by the Rev. Roland Williams, chaplain of the yard ; Mr Wm. Rumble, inspector of machinery afloat ; Mr R. S. Crockford, master of the dockyard school for apprentices, engineers, and engineer students; and Mr S. L. Townsend, of the steam factory. In accordsnce with instructions to that effect received from the Horse Guards, a number of non commissioned officers and men have been selected from the depot companies of Royal Engineers at head-quarters, Chatham, to go through a course of instruction at the topographical, surveying, photo graphic, and other schools at Brompton Barracks, previously to being draughted to join the service companies of the corps at the various home and colonial stations. TEE VOLUNTEERS. The annual distribution of prizes to the 40th Mid. dlesex (Central London Rifle Rengere) took place last evening at the Music-hall, Store-street, in the presence of a large assembly of the Volunteers end their friends. Lieut.-General sir J. Y. Scarlett, Adjutant-General of her Majesty's forces, and honorary colonel of the corps, filed the office of pre sident and distributed the prizes to the successful competitors. The prizes themselves were nearly 60 in number and £2OO in value, and consisted of cups, watches, chains, field glasses, time-pieces, &c. In the .bsence, from domestic causes, of Lieutenant-Colonel Somerset, commanding the corps, Cspt. Cowper read the report of the doings of the corps in musketry during the past year. The result, as gathered from the document, was highly favourable to the regi ment, which in shooting has made a marked advance upon last year's figures. Sir J. Scarlett then ad dressed the Volunteers, and expressed hissatisfaction with the report which had been read, although he wished it bad been possible for a larger proportion of the corps than 122 out of 557 to have attended at the targets. At the same time, he was hilly alive to the difficulties that stood in the way of working men who desired to practice at the targets. After refer. ieg to the increased number of prizes given this year, and inferring therefrom the increasing interest felt in the corps and the Volunteer cause generally, the gallant general proceeded to notice the presence among them of Col. M'Murdo, who had done so much to promote the interests and welfare of tfret cause. (Cheers.) It was satisfactory toknow that the efforts of that gallant officer had not been in vain, for the total number of Volunteers now reached 166,000 or 5,000 more than the numbers on the Ist of December, 1863. (Cheers.) It therefore appeared that the movement was a healthy and a growing one, and it was natural that it should be so, inasmuch as it had not risen out of any momentary panic, but bad been the result of calm popular judgment, upon a comparison of the condition of this country with that of our neighbours across the Channel, who, with few colonial demands, possessed an army of 500,000 men, while Great Britain, with her colonies dispersed all over the globe, had only 220,000 men, of whom bat a very small proportion were availab:e for home defence. It therefore b:cem e evident to all thinking men that to ensure the safety of the country either there must be an increase in the standing army, which would entail additional taxas tion, or some other means of defence must be found. That means of defence the people had themselves found in the establishment of Volunteer corps, and such had been the progress of the movement that he entertained no doubt but the Volunteers were a per. manent institution. In conclusion, the gallant Gene. ral referred to the necessity of Volunteers being tre• quently brought together to practise movements and file and volley firing, and urged upon employers the duty of affording to their servants occasional half.. holidays for such purposes. Upon the invitation of Sir J. Scarlett three hearty cheers were given for Colonel 11 4 Murdo. That gallant officer briefly re turned thanks, 'and especially supported the Gene. rai's recommendation to increased opportunities being afforded to Volunteers to perfect themselves in drill and shooting. He himself was a great advocate for the weekly half-holiday, which he was assured by large employers of labour had proved, wherever it had been adopted, equally beneficial to the employer and to the employed. He congratulated the 48th Middlesex upon having for their honorary colonel the leader of the heavy cavalry charge at ailaklava—(cheers)—who had in his report of this year's inspection of them expressed his approval of their performances. Not only this regiment, bat the whole Volunteer body, was deeply indebted to Sir j. Sesrlett, who as Ad jutants General, had been called upon to undergo great labour in providing military instructors for the various corps. The prizes were then formally distri buted, Ensign Hooper taking for the second year in succession the reward of his skill as best shut in the regiment. Two additional cups wore presented, which were interesting as evincing the good feeling prevailing in the corps, one being given by the prize winners to S e rgeant-Mejor Gatteridge and the other by the Lieut.. Colonel and the Adjutant to Quarter. master. Sergeant Scott. The ceremony of handing over the prizes being concluded, Mr Torrens pro posed a vote of thanks to the chairman, which was adopted by acclamation. In returning thanks Sir J. Scarlett said he could not accept all the praise that had been bestowed upon him for his official conduct towards the Volunteers, as all ho had done es adjutant had been under the orders of his Royal Highness the CJintuantha-in.Chief, who took a great interest in all that concerned the Volunteer movement. The National Anthem, played by' the bands of the corps, which during the evening had performed several pieces of music, brought the pro ceedings to a clove, Ytaterday Sir IL Mayne, Chief Commissioner of Afetropoliten Police, visited Shcernes dockyard, for the purpose of inspecting the police force at that establishment, which is under the immediate direction of Superintendent Strength, the head of the Metropolitan Police doing duty at Chatham. During his inspection Sir it. Mayne saw the mem bers of the force go through the naval sword drill, in which the whole of the dockyard police are now instructed. The Proposed Underground Railway in Whitechapel, A public meeting of the inhabitants of Whitechapcl, con vened by the churchwardens, in terms of a requisition pre sented to them for that purpose, was held last evening in the large school room, St, Mary-street, Whitechapel-road, for the purpose of taking into consideration the proposal to construct an underground railway from Aidgate to Mile end, The meeting was presided over by tho Rev. P. Cullen, the rector of the parish. The RECTOR, in opening the proceedings, referred to the scheme as one seriously affecting the interests of the public. Whether the public benefit would be at all commensurate with the private injury was another question; but he con fessed he could not understand how that could be, as it appeared to run nowhere, terminating as it did at the canal bridge in Mile-end. Mr J. linnsoN, surveyor to the board of trustees, read a report he had prepared for presentation to that holy respecting the schen e, and which stated that he h a d examined the scheme together with the others which had been proposed for the eastern district of the metropolis, and he had come to the conclusion that it would be injurious to the trade of the parish. The proposed line was d üble the depth of the Metropolitan line which had gone along E u _ ton-road, and would as a necessary consequence increas o t h e injury to property in the course of its formation. The rails would be laid at an average depth of 35ft below the road way. The reason of its being made so deep was to prevent com petition with two oilier underground lines which pained through the parish, namely, the East Metropolitan and -the South London, and within the lines or devie.ti,n of the schemes some 500 houses are included. There appea, ed be no want of accommodation, and consequently no nccessr; y for the proposed line, as between Aldgato and the prupead terminus the London Genera' Omnibus Company run 193 journeys each way between Aldgate and Mile-end-gato daily, while SO journeys were made each day the ht;i3 length of the proposed line. To that number had to be addLd the omnibuses not belonging to that company. There were also now three railways stations within three quarters of a mile of the proposed terminus and a station in course of construction at Bow. On the motion of Mr GRLEs, seconded by Mr Humrun EY, the report was adopted, as were also resolutions adverse to the formation of the proposed line. On the motion of Mr FRANCE a memorial in opposition to the scheme wzs resolved to be forthwith prepared for signa ture by the inhabitants and presented to the Board of Trade. A committee was then appointed to draw up such memo rial and take the neoessary steps to opposo the scheme in such :manner as they might consider necessary. A Tote of tharlo to tae chairman cloked the proceedings. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECLAIM-It 16, 1564 D EMEMBER ! WE WAI U SUPPER for you alley the Covent Garden Opera, at EVANS'. Fa i I not. (10 PERSONS SEEKING LANDED 1,4: ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY EX 3IDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER TIES GENERALLY— To BE lIAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY nEGIWYER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. 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Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, l'eterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Groat Brit a COiIIETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford. bridge. London. B.E. TARIS.---THE GRAND HOTEL, Boulevard des Capuginea, Place de Nouvel7e Opera, opposite the nue de la Paix, and near the Theatres. Has been o; ened slims July, 1362. It contains 701 bed roo ns, prices from 4fr. to 25fr. ; 70 drawing-rooms, f. om Mr. to 10fr. ; a magnificent salon, capable of dining more than 300 persons, and where there is a table d'hate at six oVock. Dinners and breakfasts are served k la carte in the coffee rooms, as we 1 as in the apartments. There is a reading , corn with the best English and foreign papers and publica tions, a music-room and a drawing-room for the use of tra vellers without any additional charge. There are also baths, billiard-rooms, smoking divans, post-office ; cabs, carriages, and omnibuses going to the railway stath,n , . The servants spe ,k all languages. This superb Hotel, possessing all tha‘, modern luxury lard comfort can combine, and situ ited in the most fashionable part of Paris, is recommended to the atten tion of travellers. Independently of their Two Hotels, the Compagnid Immo biliere has est.bl !shed an exten tive Private Furnished House on the Boulevard des Capucines, opposite the Rotunda of the GI and Hotel, where Families can reside as in their own private residences, and where they may rely upon finding the utmost comfort. Westminster Working-Men's Club and Reading Room. Yesterday evening the fourth annual meeting of the patrons, friends, end members of this institu tion was held at the rcomq, Duck-lane, Westmin ster. The establishment was opened in D,cember, 1860, was eelarged in the following year, and rea enlarged at the end of 1883. It has been.placed io anion with the Society of Arts and the Metropoli tan Association for Promoting the Education of Adults. It is open every evening, Sundays in clusive, and comprises a social club room for coffee, smoking, &c., a penny bank, an enrolled Friends of Labour Loan Society, a temperance society with a sick fund for members, a barrow club for caster. mongers, a cricket club, reading, writing, and ciphering classes, a Bible class, a singing class, a labour registry, I(ctures on interesting subjects, and facilities for draughts and chess. A large number of periodicals are supplied for the use of members. A weekly subscription of one halfpenny only is required of members. Numerous regulations are laid down for the preservation of order, and the ordinary details of the club are managed by a com mittee of 12 members. No less than 1050 members had been enrolled on the books, but the number actually existing is about 700, the average attend. ance weekly being about 240. The follosving is the balance sheet for the year 1864:—" Penny Bank deposits, £Bl 4s 1d; withdrawn, £B2 17i SJ; since the commencement, January, 1861—deposits, £232 is 9d; withdrawn, £215 IS 3d. Labour Loan So. ciety, 75 members. Amount of stock, £ll2 14s 2id ; loans granted during the year, £228; amount in circulation since commencement, £748 18a id. Temperance Society Fund (ld a weeks Re ceived £7 5s ; paid in sickness, £5 lls 31d ; balance in hand, £7 93 80. Barrow Club (for costermongers). Fifteen members have become proprietors of their barrows since October, 1862, cost 50s each, instead of going on all their lives paying is 3d and is 6d a week for the hire of one. Oa the present occasion the meeting was largely attended ty members, who appeared principally in their working dresses; conspicuous in a place set 3part for them were a number of representative members of temperance societies, who wore ribands and badges distinctive of their order. The chair was taken by Sir R. W. Carden, who was supported by the Rev. J. B. O wen, M.A. ; the Rev. W. CGII. way, Rector of St. Margaret's ; Rev. J. Wright, M A.; J. G. Gent, Esq., Secretary of the Ragged School Union; Mrs Cooper, Miss Adeline Cooper, the foundress of the institution, and several other ladies and gentlemen. The proceeding commenced by the singing by the assembly of the 67th Psalm, followed by prayer delivered by the Rev. Mr 0 wen. The secretary, Mr E. Stephens, a member of the club, read the report, Which stated the continued success of the institution both in regard to the carrying out of its objects—that of affording means of recreation to working men, and promoting good feeling and kindly intercourse amongst that body in the district, and in the advancement of each of the special advantages offered in the penny bank, temperance, and labour loan societies, the lectures, &c., while the utmost order had been preserved, As an instance of which not a single work or perios dical had been lost from the ctub•room. Theread ing and writing classes had been found to be of great benefit to members. Regret was expressed that, in consequence of the improvements which were in contemplation, the building in which the club was located was about to be pulled down, and there was a difficulty in obtaining a new site for the election of another. Special thanks were given to Miss Adeline Cooper, the foundress and steady bcnefActresa of the institution.-I'he Chairman, in his opening remarks, dwelt strongly on the bene. ti's whch had been conferred on the institution by Miss Cooper, expressing his great regret a t the prospect of the club-room being swept away in , he march of the so-called improvements in the district, and urged the necessity of providing lodgments at the most moderate rent for the working classes, an object which Was much overlooked and neglected, a want which was by no means supplied by the establishment of what were called model lodging-houses, and he enlarged on the manifest advantages which were presented to the body for whom it was established by this club, the best test of which was to be found in its success in its every department. Addresses were also delivered by the Rev. I. 11 Owen, the Rev. W. Conway, the Rev. J. Wright, Mr J. Payne, and others; after which a vote of thanks to the chairman and gentle men who had attended was moved by Mr E. Bay.. ass, a blind member of the club, who was followed by other members. "Rule Britannia" was then sung by the meeting, and the proceedings were concluded with the benediction. BED •ROO Al CANDLES. "RICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop rease carried"—Thin ver harl candles sold in boxes ls. and 3s. each,. are recommended as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxts 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness 14 a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as t',ey gutter less. Special candle ticks , 0 fit thin candles ls. and 2s. 6d each; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. -- TOILET SOAPS. She-wool Brown Windsor. Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SHERWOODOLE Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains capsuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in caps - tiled bot. " Price's Patent," from 6d. ties, 6d. and is. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold In the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Retail througl Wholesale by Prt4r a Patent Lon 41 any Grocer. Candle Company (Limited), lon HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curl. , Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is appied. Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 51 stamps. Robes Toilet Magazine, ls. 6d„ or 20 stamps. GREY HAIR-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perma nently— Ladies' Hair from 7s. 6d. ; G en tl emen ' s f rom ss. The Dye is sold at 3s. 6d, or sent free for 64 stamps. It is most easy of tne. HAIR DESTROYER —248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes, without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 3s. 6d.; sent the same day as ordered by post for 51 stamps. PA NISH FLY im the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent free fors4 st , ,rups.—AL EX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. Essay )n Hair, Id. PIMPLE REMOVER,.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness &c. 2s. 9d.; by post for 40 st.,mps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. ALEX. ROSS'S FACE POWDER, Is.; sent for 14 stamps; Eye Colour, 3s. ed., or 54 stamps. Skin tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 48., or 6u stamps. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps,—ALEX. ROSS. 218, High Holborn. London. R. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVE R PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.--Pre dared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and iiver complaints, inligesticn, wind, Apasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, la. For habitual -ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera 'ion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. SOW by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes, Is. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Smtt's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package. with " William Lambert," engraved on the tamp. EE T H.—Mr. ESKELL'S PATENT,—The exclusive right to this Patent wai recured to Mr. Eskell, of Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, by her Ma jesty's Royal i-eal (July 17, 1860), and can only be procured at his residence, where specimens maybe seen, and every infor mation can be obtained. Unifier this Patent, Artificial Teeth, to last a lifetime, are made, altd fitted in a few hours without pain or extractions. They support loose teeth, and protect tender gums ; their resemblance to nature is perfect and un detectable. and they are guaranteed for mastication and articulation. Treatise on the subject sent for seven stamps. Consultations free. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. - "Mr. Eskell, dental-surgeon, has succeeded in producing artificial teeth, and so constructiug them that they last their purpose a lifetime. . . . The process has been patented, and promises to be most valuable."—Court Journal, August 4, 1860. "A surprising novelty in the adaptation of artificial teeth (tile gum by a patented principle, which (hem% s the most perfect aid, combined with th, greatest ease and agreeable appearance."—Morning Advertiser. August 9, 1860. , - Decayed teeth stopped, &o. Terms strictly moderate. 8, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, 10:icember 15. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week, together with the corresponding figures of the previous account : Dec. 15. Dec. 8. DR. f, c. f. 0. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition toCapital (Art. 8 law Juno 9,1857) 6,893,059 36 6,863,421 06 Reserve in the Bank and its branches _ 22,105,760 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve in landed property 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 739,383,125 722,291,475 Bank notes to order and re ceipts payable at sight 5,432,012 87 5,865,493 16 Treasury aco. cur, creditor 93,094,132 63 81,169,733 69 Current accounts—Paris 140,571. 991 44 156,063,927 48 Do. branch-banks 20,698,501 22,914,101 Dividends payable Discounts and sundry _ 'interests, , . Re-discoun) of the last Nix months 2,588,735 17 2,588,735 17 Sundries 1,250,055,304 22 1 ,239,076,195 67 CR. Cash in hand and branch- banks 351,562,024 15 355,640,697 15 Commbrcial bills overdue 558,808 39 585,176 34 Commercial bills discour. ted not yet due ,...301,207,229 87 289,476,566 21 Do, branch-banks.... 285,314,504 277,444,497 Advances on deposits of bullion Do. branch-banks 4,9j0,210 -- 4,864,910 Advances on French public * securities . . Do, branch-banks 7,928,050 Ad vances on railway shares and debentures 26,020,900 Do. branch-banks 17,072,450 Advances on Credit Fon der Bonds Do. branch-banks Advances to the State 14,790,900 - 8,307,810 -- 25,772,700 -- 17,384,250 - 543,300 - 551,000 - 339,8 , 50 - 327,890 - (Conven. June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Govt. Stock Reserve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes immobilisees (Law June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank - Landed property, branches Expenses of management 2,488,973 49 2,460,764 39 Sundries 6,250,653 12 7,574,517. 48 3,396,486 -- 1,250,055,301 22 1,239,076,195 57 Certified, the Senator-Governor of the Bank of Franco. (Signed) ItorLAND, RAILWAY INTtLLIGENCE. LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY COMPANY. The position of the company having recently been the subject of much misrepresentation, the beard think it in cumbent on them to afford some information to the pro. prie'ors, without waiting until the general meeting at the end of February. It will be satiefcctory to the proprietors to know that the 32,0 0 shares constituting the third pre ference capital, bearing interest at" the rate of 6 per cent have, with the exception of 1,610 shares, been surrendered to the company by the holders for conversion into ordinary stock, and arrangements have been made for the surrender of these retraining shares also. The position of the ordinary capital will thus bo improved by the rem3val of a pri!T charge of 18000 per annum. The proprietors will also be glad to know that by means of the capital authorised last session for the. General Undertaking, Metropolitan Exten sion, and City Junction line, the amount due on acknow ledgments of debt called Lloyd's Bonds, issued pending the placing of that capital, has been reduced to £115,936, for the payment, of which at maturity provision has already been made. The authorised capital of the company is in the , judgment of the board sufficient to complete all the company's works, including the junction with the Metropolitan Railway, diecharge all their liabilities, and leave a surplus to meet demands for addi tional rolling stock, arid siding accommodation for increased traffic. An arrangement has been made with the South Western Railway Company, subject to confirmation by Parliament, by which the traffic of their whole system will, on payment of adequate tolls, obtain access over the metro politan extension lines to Ludgate -hill station, and thence over the City juoction line to the Metropolitan Railway at. Earvingsrlon-atteets, crud—the GitrarlsTarthern and Midland Railways at King's-cross. The arrangement also embraces the provision of additional accommodation at Farringdon street for the South Western Railway Company, at their cost, upon land already acquired by this company. The directors are happy to announce that, subject to the appro val of the Government inspector, the Metropolitan Exten sion lines will be opened for traffic across the river to the Ludgate-hill station on the 20th inst. The company's through and suburban traffic will then, for the first time, be admitted to a city station. The recent traffic receipts on the Metropolitan Extension have been represented as dis couraging, and tending to preclude any hope of adequate return on the capital expended. Such a representation is, in the judgment of the board, without any foundation; and it must be obvious to the proprietors that any opinion formed on the basis of existing traffic must be fallacious. The Metropolitan Extensions were designed to convey passengers, goods, and Mine rals ;between the :Great INorthern, :Midland, :Great Wes tern, and Metropolitan Railways, the South of London, the Kent Coast, the South of England, and the Continent. Therefore, until the last most important link in this chain i s completed, none of this vast traffic can be brought upon the lines of the company. Moreover, the company have now no station for City traffic, and up to this time have only been able, as a temporary measure, to avail themselves of Blackfriars for that purpose. This station, when com pleted will, from its position and capacity, be unequalled for goods traffic, the primary object for which it was des tined, but its situation on the south side of the river has no been favourable to the full development of the passenger traffic between the City and the stations on the line already opened. In the course of next summer the junction with the Metropolitan and Great Northern Railways will be completed and opened, when the board believe that the consequent growth of traffic and increase of receipts will prove satisfactory. In the meantime they trust the pro prietors will not allow themselves to be misled or influenced by opinions or statements based on imperfect information, or emanating from hostile interests.—By order. HARRIS, D ploy Chairman. W. E. JOHNSON, Secretary. sou rH DEVON. It appears theta second requisition was presented to the directors of this company on Monday for the simple purpose of inducing them to hold the nex; half-yearly meeting at Exeter, and all subsequent half -yearly meetings alter nately at Plymouth and at Exeter, Tho requisition calls the attention of the directors to section 63 of the Com pany's Act, 7th Vic., 1844, which provides that the half yearly meetings shall be held at Exeter, Plymouth, or De vonport. The refusal of the directors to immediately comply with a requisition signed by 525 shareholders in the com pany for so small a matter as holding the next half-yearly meeting at Exeter instead of at Plymouth, is perhaps the most extraordinary thing on railway record Hid the re quisitionists asked the directors to improve the miserable dividends they had bean paying lat i vears there might have been some difficulty presented. but for merely holding the meeting at one end of the company's railway instead of the other, as being more convenient to the shareholders gene rally, the refusal seems absurd. It is usual with chairmen and directors of well managed railway companies to express their satisfaction on having a large attendance of the pro prietors at the general meetings, but with the South Devon directors it seems quite the reverie. The first requisition presented to the board about A mpnth since on this subject was signed by 343 shareholders, the answer being to the eff ct that the directors did not consider that a sufficient expression of opinion to induce, item to make the alteration; on which Mr H. S. Ellis again app ea l e d to t h e shareholders, requesting them to signify their assent or dissent on the subject. The result was that &25 shareholders expressed their assent, i 5 shareholders dissented, of whom nine resided at Plymouth, and four remained neutral. It appears that the whole numbers of shareholders in the company is 1,119, seclusive companies, and of tho se 525 subscribing The directors informed the deputation suppo tr ofe theodthei shareholders requisition. wh o presented the requisition the second time, that the directors themselves would take Vh is e su sh e. areholders their wishes waniteharrleygaorpdpotrotuthnietyquoefsatsinikon -- t _ N receipts s T o R n th UN io.. .l? OF CANADA. Company's lines for the we e k a mounted for local passen gers t o £6,681, for foreign p ass engers to £1,957, for emigrant s t o X en 2 Td l i , hn f eg or ttrh m aeffi a G2 i c l 6R s tr , hAe tt eN c i . opp , v t e o ln : 64r a 2, for local freight and live stock freight and live stock to £3,799 0 for the corresponding week from ar o os X mt : , 3 et , ah s re 9 , 2 : s and 1: showing l o d f f oj o g r uaal f iny o n r is e r itti to the tsa392tieo f £772. The total receipts above date amounted to ' , tried last year to £147,323, showing an increase of £51,8:b -,,, or 11 . 6 per cent. L - 4 t 0 0 9 t , a 1 1 62: 2 a 66 d 9 f r the East London Indiistrial Exhibition. meeting-lairnoo:dto f 6 rket which such steps as Nv — as held at the Beaumont report from the local committue purpose of receiving a might be had been formed to deemed advisable for carrying that object to a successful result. carryijas Institution , out ev et evening g o d b a l pe c nu t db, The meeting was numerously attended, and W3S pr es id e d over by Mr A. S. Ayrton, M The Secretary read a report se t t i ng forth what had been done, statedthethgataret,eehile there was no appea rance o difficulty the committee had to contend with was the wantof a suit a bl e p l ace f or suc h an f lac k and o f exhibitors, exhibition. They could see ne m eans o f gett i ng out of that difficulty except by the erection o f a public industrial hall. They had not the capital to do's° which at once, but they believed that under proper arrangements they could do BO by means of shares held principally by t hemselves. The chief object of the present meeting, therefore, was to invite philanthro pists and leaders of the various benevolent movements to be come contributors to the guarantee fund, which it was pro posed to raise for the purchase of a sit e , and to pay a small per centage upon the amount guaranteed for preliminary expenses. Mr AYETON, M.P., in opening the proceedings, said it was unnecessary for him at this time of day to say anything in favour of exhibitions. That had been done over and over again, and better than he could do. But at the same time, the exhibition which they were met to further was of a dis tinctive character. The great exhibitions they had witnessed, while they displayed the skill and industry of the country, and he might say of the world, there was nothing in them to show their connection with the working men who had constructed and prepared the articles they contained. The exhibition they now, however, wanted to establish was to form a connecting link between the employers and employed by affording to the latter an opportunity of displaying to the public the products of their skill, in genuity, and industry. They were told by the report that it was impossible to ob tain a building of sufficient capacity for such an exhibition, and he thought anyone whe knew the extent of the Tower Hamlets would at once admit such to be the case. In regard to a site, they fortunately had one in the very centre of the Tower Hamlets, he Meant Bethnal-green. It was said to be public property, and being so it could not be turned to better account than to appropriate it for publio purposes. The R'3l7. Mr SOLLY then moved a resolution to the effect that the report be adopted, arll seeing that up to the present time the committee have not been able to carry out the pur poses of the exhibition from the want of a larger public building than the east at present contained, thafthey there fore called upon philanthropists and others to put forth their energies towards obtaining the same in the best possible way, and that the central committee be empowered to take all necessary steps to carry out the same. The Rev. Mr ROWSELL having seconded the resolution, it was unanimously adopted. Mr G. M, MURPHY nextmoved that the meeting was of opinion that Bethnal-green would be the most central and accessible situation for the proposed institution, and that the committee be requested to wait upon the trustees in order to solicit the grant of that site on such terms as might be hereafter agreed on. The resolution was seconded by Mr FEE, and unani mously adopted. A cordial vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. HEALTH OF LONDON. (Front the Registrar-General's .Report.) The deaths in London, which had risen in the week that ended the 19th November to 1,742, and in the two fol lowing weeks had fallen to 1,677 and 1,624, further de clined last week (ending the 10th inst,) to 1,522. During the last four weeks the mean weekly temperature of the air has not fallen below 42 deg ; last week it was almost 45 deg. The average number of deaths hi the 49th week of ten years, 1854-63, is, with a correction fJr the increase of population, 1,467. The present return exhibits an excess b 5 over the estimated number. The deaths referred to scarlatina. were 69—they were 1(.83 numerous than they had been in many previous weeks. Typhus, c. f which 89 fatal cases were recorded, shows a higher number than any other zymotic lisease. There were 65 deaths from measles, and 11 from smallpox. Eight deaths from measles were returned by the registrar ( f Kensington-town, 4 in the sub-district of Christchurch, Marylebone, 4in Bow, Of those from typhus, 7 occurred ;n the Shoreditch district, 6 in Bethnal-green, 9 in 'tether lithe and Greenwich district 4, 4 in Plumstead. Phthisis (or consumption) was fatal in 151 cases, bron chitis in 200, pneumonia in 97, and heart disease in 75, The first two diseases were very near their respective averages. I welve nonagenarians died in the week—namely six men and six woman. The two oldest ware a man 95 years, and a woman of the same age. No less than six cases ( f murder or manslaughter were registered, 4 of which were cases of infanticide. On the sth inst , at 47, Old Pye-street, Westminster, a female hawker, aged 29 yeare, died of destitutiwn—karturi tion and exhaustion (4 days). A woman wearing crinoline received fatal burns from her clothes taking firo. List week the births ef 1,020 boys and 941 girls, in all 1,961 children, were registered in Lyndon. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1854.63 the average Lumber (corrected) was 1,886. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29-778 in. The reading . was 30.21 in on Sunday, and fell to 29 . 45 in on Thursday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 41.9 deg, which is 4 deg above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr Glaisher). The weather was unusually warm. The mean daily temperature was above the average on six days, and on the seventh was not below it, The highest day temperature was 631 deg on Monday. The lowest night temperature was 36.9 deg, and occurred on Friday and Saturday. The range in the week was 17 . 8 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point tempera ture and air temperature was 3.1 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 89, complete saturation being re presented by 100, which point was nearly attained on two days. The wind blew from the south-west till the Saturday, when it changed to south-oaat. there was no rain, except the six-hundredth of an inch on Thursday. Friday was a very fine day at the Observatory, with a clear blue sky and bright sun ; but fog prevailed on low grounds, and in parts of London it was remarkably dense. During thn week ending the 10th December, 157 births* (those of 71 boys and 86 girls) and 134 deaths (those of 76 males and .53 females) were registered within the municipal boundaries of Dublin. Its population in 1861 was 254,808, and extended over 3,803 statute acres. The deaths in Vienna, as returned by Dr Glat!er, were 301 in the week ending the 3d December, when the mean temperature was 39.9 deg, that at Greenwich having been 43'4 deg. * This return is supplied by the registrar• General of Ireland. AN OLD GOOSE.—The Salem Gazetle tells the following goose story :—" A young spring goose was exhi bited in Salem market by John Bradstreet, of Topafield ou Tuesday, weighing 17lbs. This was ono of lout, hatched by an old goose 78 years of age, The average weight of the four wt 161b11,1! for ld 3 igne tisfi from teas• , l th e ote" • ft hi offs' 41 tr''' 110 K Y ; ye.